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Most of them were 15 or 16 years old when they created the gang "Falta de Deus" (Lack of God), a name chosen because "we were all against Christ." Of the 25 members, 10 are dead and 14 are in jail. "I'm the only one still alive and free," says 22-year-old Elias da Silva. That is the case of Coroadinho, known as one of the most violent areas in São Luis. This made it a top priority for the state secretariat of citizen safety as part of its new method of fighting gangs, based on local plans designed as a result of dialogue with the local community, represented by a social defence council. Coroadinho, which is made up of 17 poor communities that are home to around 75,000 people, celebrated four months with no murders in June. |
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